Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 157 Su Yi guides Hong Xiuquan! War agreement with China!

Prince Albert is the uncrowned King of the British Empire.

But to a certain extent, he also faced tremendous pressure. Although he was attached to the Queen and respected by the entire royal family, he was still considered an outsider by many people within the British Empire.

And many people suspected that the prince was manipulating their queen.

In addition, because he has been suffering from illness for a long time, he has a little more empathy for suffering.

At this time, I saw Ba Xia Li's hands raised high and the glass bottle in his hand.

It was like seeing two desperate trapped animals.

Or like Don Quixote rushing towards a windmill.

Although he didn't intend to use it, he still stepped forward and accepted the bottle with his own hands. Su Yi worked hard to create metronidazole.

"Okay, I'll accept it." Prince Albert said: "Two gentlemen, I think you should have a good sleep. When the sun rises tomorrow, maybe you can find a new direction."

"Besides, I'm really going to be late." The prince smiled.

Immediately, Sir Basari quickly moved out of the way.

"Your Highness, you must try this magical medicine. It will definitely surprise you, and you will be impressed by Sir Su Yi." Baxiali shouted loudly, having completely lost his proper grace. .

Then, protected by the Household Cavalry, Prince Albert's carriage drove out.

But Basiali remained where he was, with eyes full of hope as he watched the carriage disappear from sight.

Bao Ling said: "Mr. Baxiali, do you feel my despair?"

Sir Basari said: "Sir Baoling, we are walking on a great road. You are sighing here, do you know what Sir Su Yi is going through?"

"Our hope is slim, and we may not be able to fulfill our secret agreement with him. But he has given everything for this."

"He has offended his emperor, been left out, isolated, and lost the emperor's favor. He has already shouldered a debt of more than ten million taels of silver, he has shaken hundreds of thousands of families to go to Jiujiang, and he has The whole of China is running around looking for any potential collaborators.”

"In terms of investment, can we compare to him? What we have invested is only our future."

"And what he invested was his reputation, all his future, and the fate of hundreds of thousands of people."

"Comparatively speaking, what reason do we have to blame others? I have been in China longer than you have been in the UK, and I have probably spent more time reading Chinese books than British books. I want to give you a Chinese Idiom, burn the cauldron!”

"Sir Baoling, we are going to visit our potential allies one by one. We are going to prepare to fulfill the secret agreement."

Sir Bao Ling said: "But we haven't impressed His Highness yet, so now we have to spend all our political resources? It will probably be wasted."

At this time, the assets that the two people can bring out are probably hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Additionally, there are distribution rights for penicillin.

If you want to get things done in London, you have to invest continuously and spend a lot of money on lobbying.

Therefore, part of the penicillin distribution rights must be given away, and the gold mine equity in the Malay Peninsula must be given away.

According to the normal approach, they should wait until Prince Albert's attitude becomes clear before they start the next secret cooperation.

Otherwise, the money and political resources invested may be wasted.

Sir Basari said: "Although you don't understand, I still give you that idiom, burn the cauldron!"

"Do really big things and don't leave yourself a way out. Only in that way can you have hope of success."

"No matter how much we give, can we compare to Sir Su Yi?"

Sir Bao Ling didn't know whether he was excited by the chicken blood or because he had no other choice.

Next, he swept away his decadence and once again spent a lot of money to lobby various dignitaries and financial groups in London.

Because he was not popular, he was blacklisted in many salons and cocktail parties.

Therefore, I spent my own money to open a salon and hold a cocktail party.

Funding Cambridge and Oxford universities in exchange for political lectures.

State your political views over and over again.

The words were ready-made, it was the panic-stricken speech that Su Yi used to convince them.

Su Yi sorted it out afterwards and wrote it in English, totaling tens of thousands of words.

From various aspects, the important role of the development of the Qing Dynasty in the British hegemonic order and the important role of the development of the Qing Dynasty in the reshaping of the British global market are elaborated. Develop the Qing Dynasty's important role in suppressing the United States, the pursuer of hegemony, and develop the Qing Dynasty's strategic role in containing the expansion of the Tsarist Russian Empire.

He frequently contacts major financial groups, spends money like water, and holds parties one after another.

Transfer various benefits to attract major capital groups to take the bait.

The three million pound note in Basia Li's hand was the ten million taels of silver that Su Yi had raised in every possible way, and displayed it in public again and again.

Finally, a small wave was made in London.

But finally!

Still pointing in one direction.

Even if we are willing to cooperate, we still cannot go against the foreign policy of the British Empire.

Otherwise, they had just cooperated to build a factory. Half a year later, the British Empire fleet rushed up and blasted them all away. Wouldn’t everyone’s investment be in vain?

The Congress is firmly on the war path.

Then I hope that the royal family will open another alternative route.

Only with the endorsement of the royal family can this kind of investment be safe.

In the end, all the crux turned to Prince Albert's side.

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Prince Albert, on the other hand, was meeting with the special envoy of the French Emperor Napoleon III.

"Your Highness, the barbaric Qing government arrested dozens of our devout Catholics and brutally executed Father Marais. His Majesty the Emperor is extremely angry at these acts and has already planned to send an expeditionary force into the Qing Dynasty."

"In fact, even without the cooperation of the British Empire, we will still independently send an expeditionary force to attack China."

Prince Albert listened gently to the other party's explanation.

Of course he knew that the French Emperor Napoleon III was having a very difficult time at this time, with domestic voices opposing his dictatorship rising one after another. He didn't know how many political forces opposed his censorship, his suppression of parliament, etc.

As a common method, it is to use external war to gather internal will.

Therefore, the French emperor was more eager to launch a war against the Qing court than the British Empire.

"Your Highness, those ignorant and ridiculous Qing people cannot understand the language of civilization at all. Only guns and cannons can wake them up. His Majesty the Emperor implores the British Empire to speed up the pace, increase the scale of the war, and completely destroy the Qing Dynasty in one fell swoop. All will to resist.”

"Recently, the Governor of the Qing Dynasty, Ye Mingchen, was almost arrogant and unreasonable towards the British Empire. He arrested and tortured the British Empire's diplomats, and used tens of thousands of troops to try to surround the British Empire's normal garrison in Guangzhou, and regarded it as a huge diplomatic victory. I am absolutely sure that the entire upper echelons of the Qing Dynasty are celebrating and laughing at our weakness."

"All this is because of the negotiations between Bao Ling and Su Yi, which caused the Qing Dynasty to completely misjudge our will."

Prince Albert said: "Congress has already debated this war, and I believe there will be a result soon."

The French Emperor's special envoy said: "Yes, I believe that the wise Her Majesty the Queen will make the right decision. The friendship between our two countries will definitely lead to an unprecedented brilliant victory in this war."

"But more than Parliament, we are keen to have the support of Her Majesty the Queen and you."

Prince Albert said: "Her Majesty's position is of course consistent with that of Parliament."

The French Emperor's special envoy said: "It should be said that the position of your country's Congress has always been consistent with Her Majesty the Queen, and Her Majesty the Queen is supreme."

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Just like Basia Li said, Su Yi is burning the boat.

Shortly after the first batch of 6,000 immigrants arrived in Jiujiang, 800 new troops marched north again and entered Beijing again.

This time, fifteen thousand new immigrants needed to be taken away.

After a long period of fermentation, there were already many voices in the court trying to suppress Su Yi's reputation as a miracle.

It is said that he regained Jiangxi, but in fact he did not fight a decent war.

The real war was fought by the Hunan Army. Su Yi used conspiracy and tricks to regain the two cities of Nanchang and Jiujiang.

At this time, Su Yi only had four to five thousand troops in Jiangxi, while the Hunan Army had tens of thousands of troops in Jiangxi.

Can't beat the Hunan Army.

And the last so-called diplomatic victory was not that remarkable at all.

The British are inherently cowardly and paper tigers.

They had exhausted their national power in the Crimean War, and there were constant uprisings in India.

So there is no way to attack China anymore.

Speaking of which, many people in the court had no idea where Crimea was. Su Yi talked about the Crimean War and the Sikh War in India in the court.

This time, Governor Ye Mingchen not only allowed the British to completely withdraw their troops from Guangzhou, but also detained British officials, achieving a greater diplomatic victory and bringing glory to the country.

Of course, attacking Su Yi's reputation as a miracle was to reduce people's support for him.

In fact, it has had a certain effect.

Originally, the second batch should have been about 18,000 people.

In the end, some people did give up the idea.

But in the end, there were still fifteen thousand people, which was far beyond the expectations of Su Yi and others.

That's because the first batch of people who went to Jiujiang wrote letters home one after another.

Moreover, they are all long talks.

He said that he had a great life in Jiujiang, with good food, good clothing and good housing.

The land has been allocated and the land deeds have been obtained.

They are all first-class good fields.

However, they are no longer going to farm and are now learning to read every day.

Learn all kinds of knowledge.

Even before the factory is built, they have already received their salary, one or two and a half cents a month.

In addition to Anjia's thirty-six taels of silver, he was given clothes, daily necessities, and a house to live in.

We all eat in the canteen, which is much better than eating at home. The price is also cheaper, so you can’t spend all your money.

This period of time is simply a fairy-like day.

These letters from home immediately put the uneasy parents at ease.

Next, they took the letter from home and circulated it everywhere.

This made the originally wavering second batch of immigrants once again have high hopes and once again strengthened their confidence.

In fact, according to Su Yi's original intention, the core members of this first batch of industries were recruited from Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Because the quality of the population there is very high.

However, the plan could not keep up with the changes, so he needed to raise funds in the capital.

As a result, these first core members became Zhili youths.

Become immigrants who have traveled thousands of miles.

There is no way, whoever invests will benefit.

Whoever invests can be of the same mind as you.

Because it has become a community of interests.

And this time, this time Bai Feifei is going south.

He sold most of his businesses in the capital, taking the last bit of money with him.

Everyone who is willing to follow her will go to Jiangxi together.

Those who are not willing to follow her will be given a severance payment.

Su Quan also wanted to go south.

But he can't.

As an official, Su He spent three days fishing and two days drying nets. After Su Yi left, Su Quan became his representative in the capital.

If he leaves too, it will send a very bad signal.

It would make people think that Su Yi had a huge unhappiness with the emperor.

Your whole family is gone. What does that mean?

"My lord, after I leave, you will do less and talk less in court, and just watch quietly." Bai Feifei said: "If you have something to do, go to Mr. Chong'en to discuss it more. Don't make decisions alone. Don't let me Worried, you know?”

Su Quan nodded.

But Bai Feifei is still worried.

Next, the capital may be in turmoil.

I'm afraid I won't be able to protect this family by relying on Master Chong'en.

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The Queen summoned Princess Shou'an again.

"Fourth sister, Prince Naiman's palace has sent someone to urge you. Aren't you going back yet?" The queen whispered, "Didn't you promise before that you would return to Mongolia?"

Princess Shou'an shook her head and said: "I originally planned to go back, but now I see that the limelight is not right, so I want to stay in the capital."

The queen asked: "What are you doing in the capital?"

Princess Shou'an said: "To protect Su Yi's family, Chongen is too straight-tempered and his status is not high enough for him to protect him."

The queen said: "What kind of ecstasy soup did he pour into you to make you so determined?"

Princess Shou'an's face turned red. She didn't know if it was the ecstasy soup. Anyway, she drank it all the time, up and down at the same time. It didn't taste good at all.

Seeing Princess Shou'an's face turn red instantly, the queen said: "Fourth sister, you...you must have become pregnant, right? That would be a huge disaster."

Princess Shou'an whispered: "How can it be such a coincidence?"

These words directly betrayed herself, indicating that something must have happened between the two of them.

Pooh!

The queen secretly spat, scolding the two of them for being shameless.

Then, Princess Shou'an turned to General Yijun and said, "Why is there no news about your stomach?"

The queen said: "It doesn't matter if I don't have it. I don't have any hope."

Princess Shou'an said: "As a queen, just let her be domineering. She must have disciplined the lotus concubines recently. I heard that she has also violated family rules."

The queen said: "Well, this lotus concubine used to be public, but now she is much more low-key."

Princess Shou'an said: "You just can't stand up. Be careful one day, she will ride on your head."

The queen said: "That's not the case. She still has some sense of sight."

That afternoon!

Princess Shou'an publicly went to Su Yi's house and visited Qingqing.

Teasing Su Yi's precious son. Then, we stayed for dinner.

This is a strong signal to the outside world that no matter what happens, enough is enough.

Su Yi's house is covered by Princess Shuo and I.

Don't forget, Su Yi is going to marry Princess Shouxi.

Regardless of the rumors outside, Su Yi was still the emperor's trusted governor of Jiangxi.

As the emperor's fourth sister and the only sister with the same father and mother, she can still represent the holy will in many cases.

Therefore, this statement is still useful.

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next day!

Hundreds of new troops guarded hundreds of people including Bai Feifei, and fifteen thousand new immigrants left the capital.

He left the capital in a grand manner and headed for Tianjin.

On the sea, more than 300 large ships are waiting.

This is not just for transporting people, it is also filled with various supplies.

During this period, Su Yi spent huge amounts of gold and silver to purchase various supplies every day.

Mountains of supplies were shipped to Jiujiang one by one.

A few days later!

Wang Tianyang led hundreds of new troops and fifteen thousand new immigrants, lined up neatly, and boarded the ship.

At this time, the new army coach has become Ronglu.

He knows how to be a good person and comes to see you off personally and provides full assistance.

He waited until everyone had landed, hundreds of large ships went out to sea, and their backs were lost, then they left.

Yi Kuang, the God of Wealth of the New Army, sneered from the side and said: "Zhonghua, why are you so hot-faced and sticking to Su Yi's cold ass? Didn't you see the way Wang Tianyang and his soldiers looked at you? They were cold. "

In the eyes of Wang Tianyang, Zhaobu and others, Rong Lu is a traitor.

Everyone chose to follow the commander to Jiujiang, but you, Ronglu, stayed in Tianjin and became the new assistant minister of the new army instead.

But in Su Yi's view, how could Ronglu be a traitor?

He has always been the emperor's man, and he is outside Su Yi's system. He has only stood up for Su Yi at critical moments.

And on the surface, he respected Su Yi very much.

Of course, now that he has fully adopted the de-Sovietization of the New Army system and created a new army of the Honor and Lu system, this is also a normal political behavior and there is no way to take responsibility.

Yi Kuang smiled on the side and said: "I am really relieved that he is gone. In the two years since he was in office, I have been so oppressed that I can't even breathe. Every tael of silver has been counted." It's clear. That guy at Waitabu wishes he had a hundred pairs of eyes staring at me."

"An upright official like Su Yi is really angry. He should leave as soon as possible. If he doesn't get rich himself, he won't allow others to get rich."

Ronglu frowned, feeling uncomfortable with Yi Kuang's words.

What's going on? When you were working under Su Yi, you didn't dare to be greedy? Are you going to be extremely greedy under me?

But Yi Kuang felt, Ronglu, don't make excuses for me. The reason why you were able to get into the New Army was because you followed my path.

Of course, Yikuang himself still followed Boyan's path.

But now Boyan is unlucky, and Ronglu has become the assistant minister of the new army, a third-rank official.

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And this time!

Dagukou is not far from the New Army camp.

Being fucked in full swing.

Three big bosses, Seng Gelinqin, Shengbao and Guiliang, are conducting a joint inspection.

Dagukou Fort.

Several times, foreign and foreign fleets came to Tianjin to press against the capital, and Tianjin was also frightened three times a day.

Therefore, the emperor and the court were determined that the Dagukou Fort must be expanded and repaired.

Originally under Emperor Daoguang, the Dagukou fort group was already quite large. There are five large forts and twelve earthen forts.

After being threatened this time, it was decided to upgrade these fort groups.

The forts and fortresses were reinforced and some of the artillery pieces were updated.

So a huge sum of money was allocated and the project started a few months ago, nearly a year earlier than historically.

As the imperial minister, Seng Gelinqin was fully responsible for this project.

Now, this project has come to an end.

Three big bosses, including Seng Gelinqin, came to inspect and accept the first batch of projects.

Looking at the dark artillery, stretching for several miles.

Seng Gelinqin said with high confidence: "This time, we are no longer afraid of invasion by foreign and foreign armies. Tianjin City and Shuntian Prefecture will no longer be surprised three times a day."

Shengbao said: "That's all if the foreign fleet doesn't come. Once it comes, there will be no way for him to come back."

Guiliang said: "The foreign and foreign fleet will not come. Over in Guangzhou, Ye Mingchen forced all the foreign and foreign troops in Guangzhou to retreat to Hong Kong. He made great achievements and completely suppressed Su Yi."

At this time, Su Yi's immigration fleet, hundreds of large ships, were sailing southward in front of them, and the border could not be seen at a glance.

Guiliang said: "My lord, do you understand Su Yi's behavior?"

Shengbao said: "I don't understand, I don't understand. Instead of being a good favored minister, I insist on setting up a factory. I have angered the emperor and lost his holy family."

Guiliang said: "The relocation of more than 20,000 people requires nearly one million taels of silver just to settle down. I don't know how much these hundreds of ships of supplies cost. Such a big deal, and the borrowed money is used so lavishly. These tens of millions of taels of silver , I’m afraid it won’t be long before it’s completely ruined by him, and by then I won’t even be able to see the hair of the factory.”

"Why is he so generous? Is his life over?"

"Hasn't he thought about the consequences if he loses? Not only will he lose everything, but his heart will be torn out by hundreds of thousands of creditors. This is the coffin book for hundreds of thousands of families."

At this time, it is really a summer insect that cannot speak ice.

Su Yi took advantage of the last quiet period before the outbreak of the war to desperately purchase supplies and build his base as quickly as possible.

This battle will completely subvert everything.

It would be a devastating blow to the majesty of the Qing court's rule.

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After leaving Changsha!

Su Yi rode without stopping and arrived outside Tianjing City again.

That's right!

Just outside Tianjing City of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

He came to have a secret conversation with Lin Shaozhang, Hong Xiuquan's secret envoy.

Too many people died in the Tianjing Incident, causing the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to lose a large number of senior officials.

Lin Shaozhang was able to take power and became the deputy prime minister of the Kingdom of Heaven.

This person can barely be considered an elite figure in the Kingdom of Heaven.

This time, the two people talked about only one thing for the time being.

The Yangtze River waterway is shared and non-aggression.

Because Su Yi will have a large amount of cargo traveling through the Yangtze River waterway in the future. Although it is likely that there will be escort by British armed merchant ships, for the sake of conservatism, he still has to negotiate with all parties.

Currently, there are three big players on the Yangtze River waterway.

Su Yi, Hunan Army, Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

On the Yangtze River waterway, Su Yi and the Hunan Army have completed negotiations. Because the cooperation between the two parties was too great, Su Yi transferred most of the political power in Jiangxi and the military power of the Green Camp. The Hunan Army had to pay the price of 300,000 people and a large number of cattle and farm tools.

Although the other party has not fully agreed yet, several giants still need to discuss it.

However, there is a high probability that you will agree.

The Yangtze River waterways do not invade each other, and there is no obstacle at all for the Hunan Army.

Su Yi took the initiative to eliminate hostility, and the Hunan Army would not deliberately cause conflicts.

For the Hunan Army, development is the top priority, and taking over the newly acquired territory is the top priority. Only when the giants of the Hunan Army have lost their minds will they start a conflict with Su Yi.

Although both parties have personal grievances, at critical moments, personal grievances must be completely compromised for political interests.

"Prime Minister Lin, we and the Hunan Army have occupied Jiangxi. Now it seems that it is completely beneficial to the King of Heaven." Su Yi said: "This completely restricted Shi Dakai's power, causing him to lose his base and the confidence to challenge the King of Heaven."

"Next, the King of Heaven should boldly use Lin Qirong, Chen Yucheng, and Li Xiucheng to further suppress Shi Dakai in terms of military power."

"Shi Dakai is ambitious, but indecisive. Don't force him, use the method of boiling a frog in warm water. On the one hand, the King of Heaven must respect Shi Dakai very much and constantly improve his status. On the other hand, secretly promote new generals, step by step to further suppress his military power."

"According to this method, the King of Heaven will soon take complete control of power."

"Now, is Shi Dakai still making trouble every day to run away?" Su Yi asked.

Lin Shaozhang said: "There have been less troubles recently. The loss of Jiangxi has been a big blow to King Yi. His westward strategy has been completely suppressed. According to your previous strategy, King Tian has been constantly raising the status of King Yi in public. It is true that King Yi gradually became paralyzed, and his divided heart became weaker and weaker."

After leaving the capital, Su Yi didn't even have time to return to Jiujiang.

Just walk around South China, make friends and negotiate everywhere.

Even, as an enemy, he guided the political policy of the Taiping Rebellion.

Hong Renli secretly arranged for several meetings and talks between Su Yi and Lin Shaozhang.

Also because of Su Yi's guidance, Lin Shaozhang's power status in the Kingdom of Heaven increased rapidly.

In particular, every suggestion he made to Hong Xiuquan was successful. Hong Xiuquan felt that Lin Shaozhang was a great talent and relied on him even more.

"In the next two years, I not only hope that you and I will not invade each other on the Yangtze River waterway."

"I even hope that we will not invade each other in terms of comprehensive military affairs." Su Yi said.

Lin Shaozhang said: "If Zeng Guofan attacks Anqing, will you support him?"

Su Yi said: "No."

Lin Shaozhang said: "Then if we attack Jiangnan Camp and Jiangbei Camp again, will you support us?"

Su Yi said: "I hope you will not attack the Jiangbei camp, because it is meaningless. As for the Jiangnan camp, it will not happen within two years. Even within these two years, the most important thing for you is to restore your strength and unify your will."

Lin Shaozhang was silent for a moment and said, "We agree!"

"Within two years, we both share the Yangtze River waterway and will not invade each other. In terms of comprehensive military affairs, we will also not invade each other. The time limit is two years!"

Su Yi stretched out his hand, and Lin Shaozhang stretched out his hand.

The two parties formally reached an agreement.

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London, Buckingham Palace.

Queen Victoria is dressing up.

She actually loves and hates this place. She loves it because this place symbolizes power and glory.

But the place is a bit small, it's really uncomfortable to live in, and there aren't enough rooms.

Despite the expansion, it still seems cramped here. In comparison, the one at Windsor Castle is more comfortable, although it covers a smaller area.

Prince Albert looked tiredly at his desk.

There was a document in front of him, which was called another route and another hope for the British Empire.

The core content is to cooperate with Su Yi. The secret intention was to support him to become an enlightened leader of the Qing Dynasty.

Because recently Basiali and Bao Ling held salons everywhere, sponsored universities everywhere, and gave speeches, making their political ideas widely spread.

Although it was regarded as a joke by many people, at least it spread.

Then, Bao Ling and Ba Xiali respectfully sent the document to Prince Albert for his inspection.

However, the prince was not in the mood to open it at this time.

Because, he vaguely felt that his illness seemed to be about to attack.

That feeling of dull pain in the abdomen came again.

At this time, it depends on luck. Sometimes it is very mild, but sometimes it is very serious. The pain can take away half of other people's lives.

Because all the famous doctors could not figure out what the disease was, and they could not get proper treatment. Two years later, the disease worsened, from severe intestinal and abdominal pain to stomach cramps. Two years later, it worsened comprehensively, leading to his death. .

Queen Victoria was complaining about Buckingham Palace and how her son was disobedient. Normally, her husband would respond mildly.

But now, there has been no response for half a minute.

The queen felt something was wrong and immediately turned around and said, "My dear, what's wrong with you? Are you about to have another attack?"

"Call the doctor quickly and get on the bed and lie down."

At this moment, an internal official rushed over.

"Your Majesty the Queen, Your Highness the Prince, the parliament has passed a resolution."

The Queen came to her husband, gently rubbed his belly, and instinctively asked: "What resolution?"

Then it quickly dawned on her that of course it was a war agreement with China.

The official outside said: "Britain and France have agreed on a comprehensive war against China, calling it the Yarrow War. The American Minister expressed that he wants to join this war."

This moment has finally arrived.

For the British Empire, this was not a very big thing, just one of their frequent war actions.

For the Qing court, this war will be a devastating blow!

However, this news seemed to be a catalyst.

Prince Albert's abdomen suddenly felt like a knife, being twisted hard.

"Ah..." He heard a scream.

His face instantly turned blue and he broke out in cold sweat.

Almost fell off the chair.

Horrible pain, nightmarish torture comes.

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Note: This second update is sent because of insomnia and lack of energy. In the end, I couldn't go out to eat with my wife, but ordered takeout, allowing her to have a lonely birthday.

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